Bad review, mate. Mario 3 is one of the best games ever made. This review (unlike most other reviews on SAG, this site here) I really don't agree with one bit. It feels... Rushed, like it's not even finished, no time spent learning to play the game, no patience.

Wow, I go to all of the trouble of finding the one person on Earth who dislikes Mario 3 and convincing him to write about his unique perspective on the game, and this is the reaction I get?

Yeah to be honest early 2011 wasn't a great time for this site. I was still struggling to figure out what I was doing with it, working from the feedback I was getting to slowly hammer my articles into the shape they tend to be now. This wasn't written by me, but it's a reflection of the crap I was writing at the time and so it's entirely my fault. Not that I'm going to take any kind of credit for the guy's opinion, but I provided a rubbish frame for him to display it in.

I'm still on the fence about wiping these early articles, as right now they're like landmines hidden between the newer posts. But on the other hand it doesn't seem right somehow to erase the site's history like that. It was what it was, it is what it is, and hopefully it'll be what it should be.

I can't get around to it any time soon as it won't fit into my elaborate and arbitrary plans, but I'm sure the game's got a 25th anniversary coming up in a year or so I can play it for. Besides, I haven't even played Super Mario Bros 1 yet. Or Mario Bros for that matter.

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The Rules

1. I must not use cheats, save states, trainers, hacking devices etc. to progress through the game. I play the game as it is and if I can't get any further then I quit. (Or run off to check a walkthrough.)

2. I must not read the manual before playing or play fan translations. I like to figure things out for myself and it's more amusing if I don't know what I'm doing.

3. I must not complete the games. I'm trying to take a quick look at interesting games, retro classics and obscure crap, show what they're like and show off the art, not make full 'Let's Play' playthroughs or reviews.

4. You must not read these posts if you're concerned about -- spoilers --.I may discuss the story and show screenshots of cutscenes and dialogue. But I try to make sure I'm only spoiling the game that I'm playing.